Self-loading cart.



N. L. GOODWIN.

SELF LOADING CART.

APPLIOATION FILED IEB. ze, 1912.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

SELF-LOADING CART.

rat-ated ren. 1o, 1914.

Application tiled February 28, 1912. Serial No. 689.549.

To al( whom it. may concern Be 1t known that,v l, NonMAN L. tooowix,

tt-citizen of the United States, residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and b'tate cation.

'lhis invention relates to that class of wheeled excavating appliances known as .self-loading carts, and more particularly to improvementsl in the devices of this character which are illustrated and described inlfnited States Iatent No. JHTJSQL issued to me Mai-eh21, 1911. f

The object of my improvement is the perl'ecting of the scraper-pan elevating and lowering devices whereby the operations of the same are facilitated.

The invention is illustrated in tht` accompanying drawings7 whereinM Figure 1 is a plan view; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through 2---2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. is a detail sectional view through f--- of Fig. 2.

'l'he reference numeral designates an axle for a pair of vehicle wheels and t3. one of which is loosely journalcd thereon and the other, (3. is tixedly secured to the axle so that the latter will be rotated with .such wheel. Connected to said axle arc spaced traine members 7 which are secured to a pole 8 to which a team of horses is at.- tached. Formed' with or rigidly secured to the rear ends of .said frame members is a transversely arranged member 9. lcpending from and rigidly secured to the, traine members- 8 are hanger elements l0 which are also advantageously connected 'rom near their lower ends with the members 7 by Said hanger elements provided at the opposite sides of a scraper body 13 and preferably to the rear ot the center of gravity ol' the body. As illustrated, said body is provided at its rear with a hinged door 14 which may be fastened in its closed condition by a latch 15. Handle arms 1G are provided on the body to enable the operator 'to control the same, as usual when loading.

Connected tothe trunnions 12 are flexible lilies 17 and 17 which are led about guide i and supporting sheaves 18 and 18 to a wind- `ing drum 19. This drum is tixedly mounted upon a stub shaft 20 having one end jouri having sphned to the axle for axial movements only.

naled in a bearing provided in the frame member 9 and the other end journaled in a step bearing 21 (Fi 3) provided in a sleeve .22 through which said axle extends. Integral with said drum is a ratchet wheel 23 and for which is provided a pawl Z4 pivot-ally connected to the frame member 9, as shown in Fig. 1. Also fixedlymounted upon the shaft 2() is a toothed bevel gear wheel 25 in continuous mesh with a gear wheel 2.3 which is mounted upon the axle so as to allow the latter to rotate freely therein. The gear wheel 25 is formed to constitute an element of a clutch coupling the complementary element Q6 As illustrated. said coupling is of the type known as cup-couplings though any other suitable coupling may be used instead. Interposed between the. clutch elements is a Italian] Sp1-intr 27 which acts to yieldingly retain the clutch element 2G in its disengaged position.

Z8 represents a forked lever engaging the coupling element 26 in an annular groove 2G' provided therein and is employed to etlect the engagement ofthe clutch parts in opposition to said spring when motion is t0 be transmitted from the axle 5 to the drum l1 when it is desired to accomplish the `elevation ot' the scraper body 13.

2f) represent companion lever-arms which are t'ulcrumed to and extend forwardly trom the axle 5. 'lhe lever arms are integrally connected by a transverse bar 30 and are operated by a lever arm 31 which is formed with or rigidly secured to one of the arms 35). Links 32 connectthe arms 29 with the'sidcs of the scraper body in proximity to their forward ends and serve to support the forward end of the scraper when the lever arm 31 is swung rearwardly into the position in which it is indicated by broken lines u, ltig. 2,` wher at the lever arm is caught b v a hook 33 attached to the frame.

:5t represent chains connecting the frame with the body to limit the downward tilting ot' the forward end of the body whe dirt is being scooped by the scraper in it forward travel. f

The operation of the invention is as follows: 'hen the machineis -drawn forward by the horses, the traction wheels are caused to roll upon the ground, and, in so doing, the rotary motion of the wheel 6 is transmitbody is thus lowered it mag 19 to wind the lines 17 and 17 thereaboutand accordingly elevate the body 13. When the body is to be lowered the operator first disengages the paw] 24 and then releases the lever 28; the sprin 27 then asserts its power to separate the cutch elements, and the body being unsupported by the lines descends to its lowermost position. When the be loaded by the operator manipulating t e handle arms 16 while the machine is drawn forward.

. After being loaded, the body is elevated, as

above described; its frontend is tilted up by means of the lever arm 31, when the various parts will occupy the position in which they are indicated by. broken. lines I in Fig. 2. By unlatehing the doorA the load is dis# charged from the rearend. o

In the present invention the scraper body ,may -be raised by and'during a relatively small forward -travel of the vehicle; the lowering of the bodyl being attained through the weight of the body and its load and mayobviously be accomplished when the vehicle isat rest, thus allowing the eartto operate in situations otherwise unattainable.

What l claim, is.-

In a device of the class described, an axle provided with a pair of traction wheels, a frame supportedby said axle, an auxiliary frame carried thereby, a sleeve member having,r a socket formed therein loosely mount` ed on said axle, a stub shaft journaled bctween the auxiliary frainevand sleeve ex'- tending in a direction at right angles to the axle, a winding drum and gear fixed thereon, a gear forming one element of a clutch loosely mounted on said axle adjacent the sleeve member and in continuous engage- `ment with the gear on said stub axle, a 

